A small daisy-like herb native to Europe and West Asia, famous for the calming herbal tea brewed from its fragrant white and yellow flowers.
Description
German chamomile is a slender annual with finely divided feathery leaves and small daisy-like flowers carried on branching stems. The blooms smell sweetly of apple.
Cultivation
It self-seeds readily in poor, well-drained soil with sun. Roman chamomile is a perennial used as a fragrant lawn substitute.
Uses
Dried flowers brew into one of the worlds most popular herbal teas, valued for mild sedative and digestive effects. Chamomile is also used in lotions, shampoos, and traditional remedies for skin irritation.
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